You can now register online for the 2013 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Advancing the Cause, on March 11-13 at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore.

Book your hotel room any time. The special symposium rate is $189/person single or double occupancy.

The 2013 Symposium content is organized in four major tracks, ensuring another varied and comprehensive program:

• Patient and Health-Care Provider Safety
• Health-Care Information Technology
• Medical Device Design
• NEW! Operating Room Arena

Special offer: Symposium registrants may also sign up to attend a two-day advanced workshop on March 13-14 offered by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation: "Conducting Medical Device Human Factors Testing for Premarket Approval: Secrets to Success." A link to the AAMI workshop registration site will be provided in the confirmation message you'll receive after registering for the 2013 Symposium.

Bookmark the 2013 symposium General Information page for updates about the program, registration, accommodations, and more.

For more information, contact HFES Communications Director Lois Smith (lois@hfes.org, 310/394-1811).

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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is the world's largest nonprofit individual-member, multidisciplinary scientific association for human factors/ergonomics professionals, with more than 4,600 members globally. HFES members include psychologists and other scientists, designers, and engineers, all of whom have a common interest in designing systems and equipment to be safe and effective for the people who operate and maintain them. Watch science news stories about other HF/E topics at the HFES Web site. “Human Factors and Ergonomics: People-Friendly Design Through Science and Engineering”

Plan to attend the HFES 56th Annual Meeting, October 22-26: https://www.hfes.org//Web/HFESMeetings/2012annualmeeting.html